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BERNHARD VOLKMAR, or New YORK; N. Y., .ASSIGNOR TO GONBAD.H UBERT, OF NEW YQRK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters. Patent.

Patente Rob. .15, 1913;

Application filed July 15, 1910. Serial-No. 572,118.

To all whom 1' t may concern Be it known that. I, BERNHARD VOLKMAR, citizen of the United States of America, residing in the borough of the. Bronx, city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New'York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Fare-Registers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof.

My invention relates to automatic fare registers of the kind commonly known as taximeters. Such registers usually have an indicator of the fare in dollars and Cents which is capable of being reset to its initial indication at the end of each trip, and a totalizer of all the fares, which cannot be reset, and these, with the exception of an lllCllcator for/ extras, are the only indicatons provided for the fare, and it is impossible to differentiate betweeirditferent kinds of fare, as,'for instance, between a cash fare and a fare which is charged to the account of a customer and known as a charge fare. Forexample, if a drivel-"is shut out to carry a charge passenger and while out, his vehicle is engaged by a cash passenger, the totalizer indicates how much the two fares aggregate, but there is no way for the owner of the vehicle to know how much the separate fares wereQand a dishonestv driver may add to the amount'of the charge fare and deduct it from the Cash fare and keep the amount deducted and added without fear of detection unless the charge passenger remembers the amountof his particularcharge I I One of the objects of my invention is to obviate this by providing easy and simple means for indicating charge fares independ- Furthermore in devices of this class, particularly those which use number wheels, which have the numbers on the peripheries of the wheels, and-which have some advantageous means for resetting, as by the movement of the the centrifugal force of the uumberwheels which is imparted to them bv the resetting movement, is aptto carry them past their correct position.

Another object of m invention is to provide simple and reliable means for positively stopping the number-wheels in their correct position when they are reset.

Another object of my invention is to provide novel and simple means for actuating the individual trip fare indicator when the extras indicator is actuated, the fare indicat-orbeing an indicator of'both the fare and the extras.

Another object of my invention is to provide simple means for. lockingthe extras indicator against actuation when the taximeter is n'otin operative condition, and to unlock the extras indicator when the taximeter is placed in operative condition.

Another object of my invention is to provide reliable means for locking the sign in its different positions which at the same time I will permit the flag to be moved readily from one position to another.

My invention also includes several details of construct-ion and combinations of parts, and has other objects and advantages as will hereinafter more fully appear. I

I shall now describe my invention with reference to the' accompanying drawings and shall thereafter point out my invention in claims.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a taximeter embodying my invention, the front dial being removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional elevation of the partsshown in Fig. 1, taken on the line 2 2, looking toward the left. .Fig. 3 is a detail plan' view t the charge account indicator and its cooperating parts. Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of the pin wheel of the clutch of'the charge account and fare indicators'lookin front the left of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail e evatioil of the cooperating clutch wheel looking from the right of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of the number-wheels and transmittinv pinions of the charge account indicator. Fig.7 is a sectional detailg'howing the sign locking mechanism, Fig. 8 is a left side elevation on a reduced scale of my taximeter casing and parts thereon. Fig/9 is a detail rear view of the extras and fare-'a'nd-extras indicators andthe-manual actuating mechze nism therefor. FigQlO is aside view gfthe.

indicators taken on line -10 of Fig. 9

looking toward the right. Fig. 11 is a detail 'of the lockingdevice for the extras setting meehanism, taken on line 11-11 of Fig. 9, looking toward the left. Fig. 12 is a' rear elevation-of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

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Fig. 13 is a detail face .-v-iew of the first fare- -extra s,number-wheel, showing its shaft in connection with a taximeter which I in vented and for which I have applied for United States Letters latenton October 9,

This taximciple, but it is evident that my invention is equally adaptable to any taximeter. In the illustrated taximeter, the fare-and-extras and an extras indicator are shown, the for- 'mer having three number-wheels, 12, 13. and 14, denoting tens, hundreds and dipiisands, respectively, and the latter lia v'hig'tyvognum-. her-wheels, 15 and 16, denot-irigtns and hundreds respectively, a blind zero denoting units being provided on the dial for To set-the extras indicator, a knob 17 is provided outside of the casing, which is secured on the end of a shaft 18 on which is fixed a Collar 19 having a tooth 20 thereon. A sleeve21 is also mounted on the" shaft 18 and suitably held against lon gitudinal movement while free ':,t 1 -srotate thereon. F astened to the ends of the-sleeve 21 are the pinions 22 and 23, respectively,

each having two tooth-engaging notches, and

the latter carrying an abutment device 24 in position to be engaged by the tooth. 20,- The, rotation of the shaft .18'andjcollar 19therefore rotates the slcevef 21and the two pin-j ions 22 and 23. liei tji ;i o n123 actiiates ii totalextras register tnot'showmmand the pinion 22 meshes with a driving pnnon 24,

which meshes with a gear wheel 25 This gear whcelis connected to the first numberwheel 15 througha ,pawl on the gear wheel and a ratchet 26, which ratchet is fastened to the first number-wheel 15 by a pin 27 (see Figs-1). Actuation is transmitted from the first to the second number-wheel through an intermittently driven transmitting pinion 28 which is lleltl inyielding engagement with the two number-wheels to permit i 41f itheintermittent them to be rotated together to'reset, the yielding being permitted by a spring 119, which surrounds the shaft on which are pivoted the arms 120 carrying the shaft of the pinion 28, one end of which spring bears against the arm 120 shown at the left in Fig. 9'. The'fare-and-extras indicator also has a gear wheel 29 corresponding to the gear wheel 25 in the extras indicator and similarly connected to the first. numberwheel 12. To actuate the gear wheel 29,' transmitting means areprovided to trans .mit actuation from vehicle and chronometer driven actuating means. The transmitting means'comprise a shaft 30 alined with a shaft 31 and connected therewith by clutch mechanism which will be hereafter described. The shaft 31 is provided with a pinion 32, which has alternate full-width and half-width teeth and which cooperates with an actuating pinion 32 on the shaft 33 having one tooth-engaging notch (see Fig. 3), and the shaft 30 is also provided with another pinion 34 which meshes with the gear wheel 29. Therefore, as the actu- 90 ating means actuate the transmitting means, 1 the first number-wheel 12 is actuated, and intermittently driven transmitting pinions 35 and 36, similar to the. one used in the extras indicator, are employed to transmit. actuation from the number-wheels of lower to [those of higher denomination and are similarly held in yielding engagement to permit the number-wheels to be simultaneously rotated to reset. The springs 119 and 121 bear with one end againstthe pivoted arms 122 which carry the shafts of the pinions 35 and 36 and permitthem to yield similarly to the pinion 28, as explained above. The actuating means are mounted on the shaft 33, which is rotated by'thc movement of the vehicle throu h means (not shown) connected to'one of t e vehicle wheels; and when the speed of the vehicle falls below a certain mini-mum, a clock train 37, 38 and 39, becomes effective in the usual way and drives the actuating means. An intermittent driving'wheel (not. shown), having one tooth engaging notch f 33 m bss wit i i r y omp eteg iati drw ri 'w l To differentiate charge 'from' cash fares, an auxiliarycharge account indicator is added which is shown as located below the fare-and-extras. indicator and driven .by the same transmitting means, though it. is evident that independent actuating means cou ld be employed; and in connection with this auxiintry indicator manually operated means are provided for.throwing it into and out of operative connection with the actuating means. To'prevent any shifting from charge to cash or vice ver sa after time the taximcter has been started in operation and before it is thrown out again, other means are provided to render the manually operated throwing means inoperative while the taximcter is in operative condition. The charge account indicator has four numberwheels. 40, 41, 42 and 4 which are loosely mounted on a shaft 44 having hearings in the supporting arms of a bracket 45 attached to a post it To actuate the first nun1be1--wheel 40, a small pinion ,47 mounted on a shaft 48 parallel with shaft 44 and having hearings in the arms of-the bracket 45, meshes with laterally projecting pins on the side near the periphery of the number wheel 40. To drive the pinion 47; an intermediate pinion 49 meshes with it and is in turn driven by a pinion50 which is loose on the transmitting shaft 30. 'lherefore-as the pinion 50 is rotated. the first number wheel 40 is actuated, and to transmit actuation from the lower number-wheels successively to those of higher denomination, intermittently driven transmitting pinions 51, 52 and 52.3 are employed, mounted on the. shaft 48 and similar to the transmitting pinions in the fare-and-extras indicators. These pinious, like the pinion 32, have alternate full-Width and half-width teeth, four of each, and each of the number wheels has on its periphery a tooth-engaging notch 79. On each side of the t0othengaging notches '79 is a laterally-projecting pin or lug 80, as shown in Fig. 6. The intermittently driven pinions in locked position ride with two adjacent full-Width teeth on the pcriphery of the driving wheel and with the intermediate half-width tooth projecting along the side in the path of the lugs 80. The number-wheels also have, adjacent to their peripheries, laterally-projecting pins 81, two for each numeral on the side opposite that from which the lugs 80 project, so that the half-width teeth of the pinions extend down. between two of' the pins til. As the numbenwheels of lower denomination are actuated, each lug 80' in advance engages the narrow tooth of its respective pinion, and the rear full-width tooth rolls down between the lugs 80 and into the notch or tooth 79. The further rotation of the number-wheels carry that full-width .tooth up on the periphery and the one behind it now alsodests on the periphery and the intermediate narrow'tooth is in'the path of the lugs 80, and the two full-width teeth lock the intermittently driven pinion againsh further actuation until the advance lug of the number-wheel in its rotation strikes the .narrow' tooth in its path. This rotation of the intermittently driven pinions, by the cooperation of the 'teeth and the pins 81, rotates the number-Wheels of higher denomination two pins or one number with each actuation of the pinions.

adapted to slide the clutch at back and forth, and the rccking sha ft 56 which has an arm 57 bifurcated at its forward end and straddling a downwardly extending projection at the end of the sliding member .35. The shaft 56 extends through the lower end of the casing and a small crank 58 is attached thereto for manually operating the clutch, two stop-pins being provided to limit its rotational movement. A sector shaped sign 59 is attached to the sliding actuating member and pivoted on a bracketarm 60 so that the actuation of the sliding actuating member .35 moves the sign 59 one way or the other to display either Cash or Charge through an opening in the dial, as indicated in Fig. 1. To pre vent the charge account from being tampered with after the taximeter has started. means are provided for rendering this clutch actuating mechanism inoperative, which means are operated by the shifting mechanism employed to throw the 'taximcter into operation. These means include a clutch 61 on the shaft 56. The arm 57 is carried on a collar 62 which is loose in the shaft 50. The sliding clutch (31 is splined or keyed on the shaft 56 and is normally held in en gagement with the collar (32 by a helical thrust spring 63 surrounding the shaft a l and bearing with its upper end against the clutch 61 and with its lower end against a shoulder on the shaft 56, shown. The clutch (31 carries a laterally extending pin (34 and when this pin is forced down the clutch is disengaged; To force down the pin and disengage the clutch (31, a projccting arm 65 on a shifting lever or; bears against the pin (it and when the lever (to is shifted to throw the taximeter in operation. the arm presses thc pin ()4 down -and disengages the clutch 61, and when the lever Gtiis shifted in the opposite direction to throw the taximeter out of operation, the pin (54 is released and the spring 63 engages the cl utch. The lever 66 is operated by a crank pin 67 on the sign shaft 68, and therefore when the sign 69 is lowered, the condition of the charge account registering mechanism cannot be changed.

The illustrated device is adapted to reg. ister .thirty cents as the minimum fare shown at the initial setting, though this can easily-be changed to register any desired amount. This thirty cents is "for the first hatfmilegsm'any fraction thereof, and since the mechanism registers ten cents for each quarter of a mile in advance, the fare register and the total fare units register are each actuated one unit or ten cents at the completion of the first half mile, but this actuation is deferred until the completion of the first half mile. The means for deferring the'actuation for both the charge account and fare-andextras indicators cemprise the clutch mechanism between the alined shafts 30 and 31 which is adapted to permit the first actuation of the shaft 31 and pinion 32 to be idle as regards the shaft 30. The clutch mechanism consists of a clutclrwheel fast on the end of the shaft 31 and a cooperative pin-whecl 71 splined on the end of the shaft 30, and normally heat in contact with the clutch-wheel by a thrust spring 7'? coiled about the shaft 30 and bearing with one end against the pinwheel 71 and with the other against a collar 78 on the shaft 30. A clutch member 72 is pivoted on the face of the clutch wheel, two stop-pins being provided to limit its oscillation, and. a spring tends to rotate it. ahead to the position shown in Fig. 5 against the forward stop. The pin-wheel 71 has four equally spaced pins on its face in the path of the clutch 72. As the clutch wheel is rotated the clutch engages one of the pins on the pin wheel which rotates the clutch back against the back stop-pin, after which the clutch wheel carries the pin wheel along in its rotation. A shifting disk 73 is rigidly mounted on a bodily axially mov able shaft 74, which is shifted by the shift ing lever 66 to throw the taximetcr into and out of operation. This shaft 74 is driven by a worm .23 which is rotated by a flexible shaft (not shown) driven from a vehicle wheel, and which meshes with a worm wheel 124 on the shat t 74 when the shaft is in operative position. and with a similar worm wheel 123 on a bodily stationary shaft. (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2), from which the total registers are driven. The shifting disk 73 extends along the ide of an intermediate shifting disk 7.) which extends at the side of the pin-wheel 71. As the sign tithis raised and the axially movable shaft 7 shifted by the shifting lever (in, the shifting disk "(3 by its bodily movement engages and moves the dislcTS against the tension of a spring 76 coiled about the shaft 33, which disk in turn forces l ark the pinwheel Tl against the tension of the spring it, thus releasing the clutch 72 from the pin on the pinovheel with which it is in engagement, and the spring immediately carries the clutch 72 ahead of the pin and against its forward stop'pin. Consequently as the axially movable shaft 74. is again moved back. into operative position, the shifting disks permit the pin-wheel 71 to return to its original position, but the clutch 72 is now ahead of the pin'on the pin Wheel with which it was forn'ierly in engagement, and consctptently the clutch wheel has one idle actuation after the vehicle is started until the clutch engages the next pin; in other words, the actuation for the first quarter of a mile is not registered either in the charge account or fare indicator; but the next actuation at the completion of the next quarter of a mile registered, with the result that the third quarter of a mile is registered in advance at the end of the first half mile.

In the illustrated taximeter the resetting of the number-wheels in the extras and fareand-extras indicators is done at the same time by lowering the sign 69 which rotates the number-wheel shaftsto aline the number-wheels through the gear wheels 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 and 90. (See Fig. 1). Fig. 13 illustrates the means for resetting the fareand-extras register, and as the extras registeris reset the same way, a description of the one will suttice for both. The'numben wheel shaft 115 is provided with a single longitudinal groove, and on each numberwheel is a spring-pressed pawl. 116, as is shown in Fig. 13 on the first fare-and-extras number-wheel 12. The number-Wheels are all provided with a spacing hub 117, a portion of which is cut away, as shown, to permit the pawl 116 to engage the shaft 115. These pawls are so set that they take in the groove in the shaft when the number-Wheels indicate the desired reading, which is zero unless some initial minimum fare is to be registered, in which case. the pawl on the first number-wheel 12 is set accordingly. \Vhen the nuu'iber-wheels are rotated about the shaft to register the fare or extras, to the left or counter-clock-wise as shown in Fig. 13. the pawls 116 ride out of their grooves and around their shaft idly; but when the shaft is rotated in the same directicn, it will pick up the wheels and aline them through the medium of the pawls and groove. This rotation of the number-wheel shaft 115, and also of the extras numberwhcel shaft, is effected through the lowering of the sign, as previously stated, through the train of gears 85, 86, 87, S8, 89 and 90. as appears in Fig. 1.

When the sign is quickly lowered this r0- tation of the number wheels imparts to them a momentum which is apt to carry them past their proper position. The frictional resistance of those in the extras register may be adjusted to prevent this, since it is set by hand. but the frictional resistance cannot be increased beyond a certain point in the fare-ambextras register, since their actuation must be easy enough so as not to impede the automatic actuating mechanism, particularly the clock mechanism. To prevent the fare'and-extras number-wheets from being thus carried past their proper position when reset, I provide an automatic stop mechanism. .This stop mechanism censists of a stop-pin 91 properly located on the periphery of each of the number-w heels l2. l3 and 1+. and a bell-crank lever 92 pivoted to the side plate of the frame of the fareand-extras and extras indicators, and baring a stop-arm 93 extending substantially at right angles to the lever 92 and across the peripheries of the tare-and-extras numberwheels and adapted to lie in the path of the stop pins 91. A spring 94 is coiled about the pivot of the bell-crank lever 92 and is fastened at one end to the pivot and at the other to the lever 92 and tends to hold the stoparm 93 down on the peripheries of the number-wheels 12, 13 and l t in the path of the stop-pins 91.

To provide means for temporarily raising the stop-arm 93 to permit the stop-pins 9t to pass it at the beginning of the resetting movement, I employ a cam 93 on the shalt of the extras number-wheels. so located that it will engage a nose or projection 96 on the rear arm of the bell-crank lever 92 at the beginning of its movement when it is rotated through the resetting means previously described. As soon asthe cam 95 rides oh the nose 99, the spring 94 returns the stoparm 93 to its stop positil'n. The numberwheels are rotated and are properly alined just as the pins 91 reach the :stopar n 9 3. atwhieh point the resetting :I ttll caused by the lowering of the sign ease and the presence of the stop-arm in the poll l the pins 9t prevents the numberovheels from being rotated farther by reas n of their momentum. "l oraise the stop-arm 93 from the path of the pins when the resetting is completed and the taximeter starts in oper' ation, I provide means for disengaging the sign sliat't frrrm the resetting; means at the end of the resetting. and for utilizing a little further downward movement of the sign in raising the stop-arm 93. The gear-wheel is connected to the sigirshatt 9 by a ratchet 97 fast on the sign-shaft US and a pawl98 en the gear wheel 83. the rear end of which is located in the path of the pawldisengaging member 99 and so positioned that pawl 98 in the rotation of the gear wheel 85 reaches the pawl disengaging member 99 and is disengaged from the ratchet 97 just at the conclusion of the re etting of the nutuber-wheels. The same crank member 199 which carries the cranl: pin 97 'lllt'll operates the shiftingdever (36 al arrie an inwardly projecting arm 191. which has its inner end bent at an angle as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which bent portion serve as a lop releasing arm.

releasing-twin 192 just reaches the inner end of the bell-eranl lever 99 as the numberwheels are aimed. .\t this point the sign This is o loca ed that the t (39 has not yet reached its lower stop llii, and as the Sign is c ntinued in its dmvnward movement, the pa \vl-di engjae"in; member 99 tirst releases the pawl 95 so that the reset ting means are not actuated any farther. and the remainder l' the downward |novenient of the sign is utilized by the depression of the rear arm of the bell-crank le\er 921w the stt;]'|l'0lt":tt llif arm 19; and the consequent rai in; it the stop-arm 92; out of the path of the pins 9t. and this condition re mains as long as the ilag' is down and the taximeter is in operation. When the tlag is raised and the taximeter thrown out of operation. the bell-crank lever 92 is released and the spring'S i returns the stop-arm 9;, into the path of the step-pins: 91.

To hold the sign in its upper and lower positions. and in an intermediate position, l provide a stop mechanism illustrated in Fig. 7. This consists of a stop member 103 fixed on the sign shaft 68 and having a oortion curved substantially concentrically with'the sign shaft t'oran arcuate distance substantially equal to the are of movement of the Sign. which is a little over 90 degrees, and havin g stop shoulders tilt and 105 for the upper and lower positions of the sign respectively. pressure member lOG having, an anti-friction roller on its bearing: face, is held against the curved tare of the stopnieniber 103 by a retra tile spring lOT, and serves to retard the rotation of the sign shaft. The curved por ion oi the stopanemher is somewhat thick r at its center than at its ends. or. in other words. is somewhat elliptical in shape. and h -n e the spring 107 under the greatest tension at the middle position and therefore tends to hold the sign up or down. .\n intermediate stop shoulder lOH is provided at or about the center of the curved space ot the stop member 193%, so that the sign may be raised half way up and held there in case of repairs or any stop for any other cause for which the passenger should not pay for waiting time. 'hen the sign is raised half way up, the taximeter is thrown ou'i. of operation, While the lowering of the sign will not reset the number-wheels and register another initial fare, since the pawl 98 has not engaged a new tooth in the ratchet 9T.

To provide means for looking the extrah indicator. against. setting except when the taximeter is in operative condition, a ratchet 82 is fixed on the shaft. 18 (see Figs. 9 and ii) and a spring pressed. pawl 83 normally ene'ages in the ratchet and locks the shaft 18. To disengage the pawl .from the ratchet 82, the shifting lever 6 carries a pin 4 (indicated in dotted lines in Figs. '2 and 11.) and when the sign 69 is lowered, the pin 84 is shifted and strikes the projecting end of the pawl and disengages the pawl from the ratchet 82.

pinion 24-, but in this case each forward pin 1 109 longer than its complementary pin and extends in the path of an actuating sliding member 110 provided with a slot 111 arranged to slide over guide pins in a bracket 112, as shown in Fig. 10. The actuating member 110. is normally held in its upper or retracted positiom by a retractile spring 113 and carries a spring pressed dog 114 normally held against a stop pin in position to engage one of the ten laterally extending pins near the periphery on the outer face of the first number-wheel 12 of the fareand-extras indicator. As the pinion 22 is rotated the actuating member 110 is pressed down twice for each complete rotation of the pinion 22 by the pins 109 and the number wheel 12 thereby actuatingtwo members. As this setting can occur only when the sign is down and the pawl 83 is disengaged from the ratchet 82, it is evident that the stoparm 93 is always out of the path of the pins 91 when the extras are set.

It is obvious that various modifications maybe made in the construction shown and above particularly described within the principle and scope of my invention.

I claim:

1. In a fare register for vehicles, an individual trip fare indicator. actuating 'mechanism therefor permanently thereto, an auxiliary indicator adapted to be operatively connected to the actuating mechanism of the individual trip fare indicator, clutch shifting means for operatively connecting the auxiliary indicator with and disconnecting it from the actuating mechanism, and means for deferring the actuation of the two indicators for a predetermined period. i

2. In a fare register for vehicles, in combination with shifting means for throwing the fare register into and out of operation, a fare indicator, actuating mechanism for the fare indicator, an auxiliary indicator adapted to be operatively connected to the actuating mechanism, engaging means for operatively connecting the atlxiliary indicator with and disconnecting it from the actuating mechanism, and means operated by the shitting means for rendering the engaging means inoperative.

3, In a fare register for vehicles, in combinati n with shifting means for throwing connected ,actuating mechanism. a clu ch thc tive. m

4} In a fare register to: vehicles. in cour hiuation with shitting means for thro\ .'in i the. tare er into and out of opciation.

a fare a Hos. actuating mechanism for the fare flan-r n auiiliary indi ator tively connecting the auxiliary iudn-ai'o: the actuating mechanism, manualii' pc ated means for engaging and dis the clutch, a. :-ccnud clut h l: r the manually operated mean n clutch. and means operat d by the means for engaging and i li eue'igdr second clutch.

5. in at'are regi ter to! \nhiclc. in i-inbination with shitting means for thrmving i the tare rrgister int and out of operation.

a tare indi a r, actuator lucchanin l'cr 5 the tareindicator. a charge HHuHHt i d} aim, a clutch for opcratively connecting the charge :na'ount indicator to the actuating means, manually operated m ans tor engaging and disengaging the clutch. an indi cator ot' the character of the fare arranged to be actuated by the manuaitv operated means and means operated by the shil'ti'ic; means for rendering the manually operated means ino 'ierative.

(i. In a fa re register for vehicles, an individual trip fare indicator. actuating mechanism therefor permanently conne ted thereto, an auxiliary indicator adapted to be operatively connected to the actuating meclr anism of the individual trip tare indicator, clutch shifting means for operative-l coir neetiug the auxiliary indicator with and dis conn wting it from the actuating mechanism, a sign operated by the clutch shitting means, and means for deferring the actuation of the two indicators for a predetermined period.

T. In a fare. register for vehicles, an in-' dividual trip fare indicator. a driving shaft therefor having permanent operative con: neetion therewith, a. charge account indicator adapted to be, operatively connected to the driving shaft, clutch shitting means for operatively connecting the charge ae-' count indicator with and disconnecting it from the driving shaft, a sign operated. by the clutch shifting means, and clutch means between the actuating means and the driv ing shaft adapted to defer the actuation of tau the driving shaft' for a predetermined period.

8. In a fare register for vehicles. a fare indicator. a driving shaft for the fare indicater. a charge account dicator, means for opcrativelv connecting the charge account indicator to and disconne ting it from the driving lltlfi. an abutment device on the driving shaft. actuating means for the driving shaft including an engaging member adapted to engage the abutment device. and means: for releasing the engaging member from and permitting it to pass the abutment device as the fare register is thrown out of operation.

9. In a fare register for vehicles. a fare indicator. a driving shaft for the fare indieater, a charge account indicator. means for operatively connecting the charge account indicator to and disconnecting it from the driving shaft. a pinwheel on the driving shaft. actuating means for the drivingshaft including a clutch wheel cooperating with the pin-wheel, a clutch on the phewheel adapted to engage a pinon the pin-wheel and rotate thepinwvheel with the clutchwheel. means tending to force the clutch ahead of the pin. and means for releasing the clutch from the pin and pernrtting it to pass the pin as the fare register l thrown out of operation aml for returning it into the path of the pin as the register i thrown into operation. I I

means tending to force the clutch ahead of the pin and means for releasing the clutch from the pin and permitting it topuss the pin as the fare register is'thrown out of operation and for returning it into the path of the pin as the register is thrown into operation.

12. in a fare register for vehicles. in combination with a sign shaft, a registering mechanisn'i. actuating means for the registering mechanism, means actuated by the rotation of the sign shaft for resetting the registering mechanism to its initial settin an abutment device on the registering mechanism, a stop device movable into and out so of the path of the abutment device. and

means controlled by the mo emcnt of the sign shaft for moving the stbp device into and out of the path of the abutment device. 13. In a fare register for vehicles. in com- 35 bination with a sign shaft, a rotary register ing mechanism. including a number-whcel. actuating means for the registering mechanism, means actuated by the rotation of the sign shaft for resetting the number wheel to its initial setting. an abutment device on the numberovheel. a stop device movable into and out of the path of the abutment device. and means controlled by the move ment of the sign shaft for moving the. stop l0. in a fare register for vehicles. in conr bination with a sign shaft. a fare indicator. a driving shaft for the fare indicator. a charge account indicz-it r. manuall opcrated means for operativclv c nnecting the charge acc unt indi ator to and diseonnect ing it from the dri\inf atcd hi the rotation of the sign shaft for rendering the manuall operated means in operative. an abutment device on the driving shaft. actuating means for the driving shaft including an engaging member adapt cd to engage the abutment device. and mean for releasing the engaging member from and permitting it to pass the abutment device as the fare regi ter is thrown out of operation.

11. in a fare register for vehicle in cunlbination with a sign shaft. a fare indicator. adri\ing shaft for the fare indicator. a

-charge account indicator. manuall opcratcd mmtns fer operattv lv mnnccttng the charge account. imlicator'to and disconnecting it from the driving shaft. means actuated by the rotation of th ,ign haft or rendering the manually operated means inoperative. a pin-whcel on tl driuing sha ft. actuating means for the driving shaft iu cluding' a clutch wheel C(lti[')(!:l tl!i,'j with the pinwheel, a clutch on the pin-wheel adaptcd to ngage a pin or. the pin-wheel and rotate illt pin-wheel with the clutch wheel.

shaft. means act ui device into and out of the path of the abutmcnt device- 14. In a fare register for vehicles. in combination with a sign shaft. a registering mechanism including a plurality of number wheels. actuating means for the registering mechanism. means actuated by the rotation of the sign shaft for resetting the number wheels to their initial setting. an abutment? device on the periphery of each number 1 wheel. a stop device movable into and out of the path of the abutment devices. and means for moving the stop device into and out of the path of the abutment devices.

15. In a fare register for vehicles. in combination with a sign shaft. a registering mechanism, actuating means for the regis tering mechanism. means actuated by the rotation of the sign shaft for resetting the registering mechanism to its initial setting. an abutment device on the registering mech; anism. a stop devic mo able into and out of the path of the abutment device. and

mieans operated by the movement of the sign shaft for moving the sto device into the path of the abutment device during the resetting movement of the registerin mech- I anism and for moving it out of t 1e path thereof at the end of the resetting move ment and for holding it out of the path 12.5 thereof during the operative condition of the fare register. I

1(1. in a fare register for vehicles, in conr bination with a sign shaft, a registering mechanism including a plurality of number wheels, actuating means for the registering mechanism, means actuated by the rotation of the sign shaft for resetting the number wheels to their initial setting, an abutment device on the periphery of each number wheel, a stop device movaoie into and out of the path of the abutment device, and means operated bv the movement of the sign shaft for moving the stop device into the path of the abutment device during the resetting movement of the registering mechanism and for moving it out of the path thereof at the end of the resetting movement and for holding it out of the path thereof during the operative condition of the fare register.

17. In a fare register for vehicles, in combination with a sign shaft, a registering mechanism including a plurality of number wheels, actuating means for the registering mechanism, means actuated by the rotation of the sign shaft for resetting the number wheels to their initial setting, an abutment device on the periphery of each number wheel, a stop device normally situated in the path of the abutment devices, and a cam actuated by the resetting means and arranged to remove the stop device from the path of the abutment :deviccs at the beginning of the resetting movement.

18. In a fare register for vehicles, in combination with a sign shaft, a registering mechanism including a plurality of. number Wheels, actuating means for the registering mechanism, means actuated by the rotation of the sign shaft for resetting the number wheels to their initial setting, an abutment device on the periphery of each number wheel, a lever having a laterally projecting sto -ai:m adapteil to extend across the pc rip 'leries ofthe number wheels, resilient means tending to hold the stop-arm in the path of the abutment devices, and a cam actuated by the resetting means and ar- 5 ranged to remove the stoparm from the path of the abutment devices at the begin ning of the resetting movement.

19. In a fare register for vehicles, in combination with a sign shaft, a fare registering mechanism including a plurality of \number wheels, actuating means for the registering mechanism, means actuated by the rotation of the sign shaft for resetting the number wheels to their initial setting, an abutment device on the periphery of each number wheel, a lever having a laterally projecting stop-arm adapted to extend across the peripheries of the number wheels, resilient means tending to hold the stop-arm to in the path of the abutment devices, a cam actuated by the resetting means and arranged to remove the stop-arm from the path of the abutment device at the beginning of the resetting movement, and means actuated by the rotation of'the sign shaft adapted to engage the lever and remove the stop-arm from the path of the abutment devices when the fare register is thrown into operative condition and to hold the stop-arm out during such condition of the fare register.

20. In a fare register for vehicles, in combination with asign shaft, an extras indicator, manually operated means for setting the extras indicator, means normally locking the manual means, and means operated by the rotation of the sign shaft for unlocking the locking means.

21. In a fare register for vehicles, in combination With a sign shaft and shifting means operated by the rotation of the sign shaft for throwing the fare register into and out of operative condition, an extras indicator, manually operated rotary means for setting the extras indicator, a ratchet on the rotary means, a spring pressed pawl normally engaging in the ratchet and locking the rotary means against setting movement, and means operated by the shifting means whenthe sign shaft is rotated to throw the fare register into operation for disengaging the pawl from the ratchet.

22. In a fare register for vehicles, in combination with a sign shaft and a shifting lever operated by the sign shaft for throw ing the fare register into and out of operative condition, an extras indicator, manually operated rotary means for setting the extras indicator, a ratchet on the rotary means, a spring pressed pawl normally engaging in the ratchet and locking the rotary mcans'against setting movement, and a pin on the shifting lever operative when the lever is shifted to throw the fare register into operation to disengage the pawl from the ratchet.

23. In a fareregister for vehicles, an ex tras indicator, a fare-and-extras indicator, manually operated rotary means for setting the extras ndicator, a normally retracted i actuating member adapted to engage and actuate the faieand-extras indicator, and an engaging device on the rotary means adapted to engage and actuate the actuating member when the rotary means are operated.

24. In a fare register for vehicles, an extras indicator, a fare-andex'tras indicator, manually operated rotary means for setting the extras indicator including a pinion hav ing a .pin thereon and a normally retracted actuating member adapted to engage and actuate the fare-and-extras indicator and arranged'to be engaged and actuated by the pin as the'pinion is rotated.

' 25, In a fare register for vehicles, an extras indicator, a fare-and-extras indicator, manually operated rotary means for setting LOO mally retracted actuating member adapted the extras indicator including a pinion hav- In testimony whereof I have afiixed my ing a plurality of pins thereon, and :1 norsignature in presence of two witnesses.

. a T v to engage and actuate the fare-andextras I BERD'HARD VOLKMAR' indicator and arranged to be engaged and Witnesses:

actuated by each of the pins as the pinion VICTOR D. BoRs'r,

is rotated. BERNARD COWEN. 

